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warm front

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The trailing edge of a retreating mass of cold air.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the front of an advancing mass of warmer air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: front

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 暖鋒 /暖锋 (nuǎnfēng) — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Dutch: warmtefront — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Finnish: lämmin rintama — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • French: front chaud — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • German: Warmfront — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Greek: θερμό μέτωπο (thermó métopo) — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Gujarati: ઉષ્ણાગ્ર (uṣṇāgra) — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Hungarian: melegfront — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Irish: fronta te — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Italian: fronte caldo — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Japanese: 温暖前線 (ondanzensen) — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Polish: front ciepły — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Portuguese: frente quente — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Spanish: frente cálido — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Swedish: varmfront — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air
  • Tagalog: unhang mabanas — the trailing edge of a mass of cold air